LAKE STATION, Ind.- The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road continues to study the possible elimination of westbound Exit 21 and still plans to make a decision by this fall, according to ITR Concession Co. spokeswoman Amber Kettring.
INDIANAPOLIS - Visitors to next month's Indiana State Fair will face higher gate admission prices and a first-ever parking charge as the fair returns after taking a financial hit in the wake of last year's deadly stage collapse.
LOS ANGELES - Channel blackouts such as the one that resulted from the recent spat between Viacom and DirecTV have become far more common over the past three years. Consumers can thank the changing dynamics of the entertainment industry.
A year after the criminal case accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting a hotel maid started to crumble, it's getting renewed scrutiny in her lawsuit over the encounter with the former International Monetary Fund chief.
WOLFEBORO, N.H. - Mitt Romney's campaign said Sunday that President Barack Obama is willing to say anything to win a second term and should say he's sorry for attacks on the Republican's successful career at a private equity firm. "No, we will not apologize," the president responded, adding that if Romney wants credit for his business leadership, he also needs to take responsibility.
INDIANAPOLIS - In the same week that Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett praised the Dickinson Fine Arts Academy in South Bend for improving its test scores enough to avoid a state takeover, the South Bend Community School Corp. voted to eliminate 89 jobs. -á
Hundreds of Delaware County residents attended the beef and sheep shows Sunday at the Delaware County fairgrounds as part of the annual 4-H fair.
Members of the Muncie community will be transported back in time to the sounds of Stan Kenton when America's Hometown Band from Muncie plays its live jazz concert Thursday at Ball State.
INDIANAPOLIS - Federal prosecutors say dozens of people associated with the Outlaws motorcycle gang have been arrested following raids in Indiana aimed at dismantling their criminal organization.
Campus continues to lose its green turfs with little rain in sight despite the break from 100-degree temperatures. With dryness creeping back into the forecast, ground crews are preparing to put more seed down than usual. -á
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The president of Florida A&M University submitted his resignation Wednesday, the same day the university was sued by parents of a drum major who died during a hazing. It was unclear if the two events were related. -á
NEW YORK - Politicians will be excluded from speaking at this year's Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero, following a year in which families have expressed concern that political struggles are hindering progress on a 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center site. -á
A man who died outside of a greek house last week has been identified as a former chapter adviser and member of the alumni board of directors.
A group of Ball State students, while working with members of the global news organization Circle of Blue, have been recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation with the Centennial Innovation Award. -á
WASHINGTON - Internet users scanning their Twitter feeds or Facebook accounts Sunday might want to add one more quick click to check their computer for malware.
LEBANON, Ohio - As he sat in the doctor's office, ex-boxer and weightlifter Gerald Dixon explained that years of sports had left him in pain, especially his hands, and he was looking for relief.
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said.
PHILADELPHIA - The heat that blanketed much of the U.S. began to ease up from unbearable to merely very hot Sunday as temperatures from the Midwest to the East Coast dropped from highs above 100 degrees down to the 90s.
Storming the sands of Prairie Creek Reservoir, athletes from all across the world prepared to begin the first leg of a notoriously grueling competition. Clad in brightly colored swim caps and plastic goggles, they stood poised at the starting line, mind and body preparing for the long miles ahead. -á
FISHERS, Ind. - A 16-month-old girl who was left in a car in suburban Indianapolis during near-record 105-degree heat remained hospitalized Sunday, and the father of a 4-month-old girl who died in a hot car was being held in jail without bond.
